The Royal Monastery of Pedralbes, today a museum showing the collections of the Museum of Barcelona, dates back to the 14th century. It was founded by Queen Elisenda de ... read more
The Saint Ladislaus National Memorial Site, Somogyvár, contains the ruins of one of the most prominent monasteries of Hungary, established by King Ladislaus I of ... read more
The Saint Peter's Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey, dating back to the 7th century. Today it serves as a museum and exhibition centre, including also a charming ... read more
The San Domenico Museums (Musei di San Domenico) is a museum complex, housed in a restored former Dominican convent dating back to the 13th century. Inside the complex ... read more
San Lorenzo fuori le Mura dates back to the 6th century with the tomb of San Lorenzo. It has a cloister from the 12th century and a cloister garden with a Renaissance ... read more
Santa Chiara Cloister is a complex of buildings, including the Church of Santa Chiara, the tombs, the monastery and the archeological museum. It is famous for its majolica ... read more
The Scuola di San Rocco, built in 1542 for the Confraternity of S. Rocco, is well known for its 16th century frescoes and altarpiece with Madonna and the Saints (1697) by ... read more
The Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista Museum is an architectural complex consisting of the Scuola building, the Church of the same name, the ancient cemetery and two, ... read more
The Seville Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1839, presents mainly Spanish visual arts from the medieval period to the early 20th century. The museum is housed in the ... read more
St Paul's Outside the Walls was consecrated in the year 324 by Pope Sylvester, and founded by Emperor Constantine I, over St. Paul's burial place. The cathedral ... read more
Strahov Monastery: Impressive Baroque Monument with Baroque art and famous Library. read more
The Civic Archaeological Museum of Milan is housed in the ex-convent of the Monastero Maggiore di San Maurizio, founded in the 8th century AD. On the ground floor there ... read more
The Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste is a Hieronymite monastery founded in 1408-1414. It has become famous as the retreat of Emperor Charles V in 1556, and where he ... read more
The Museo do Chiado, or the National Museum of Contemporary Art of Chiado, is since 1911 dedicated to the Portuguese romantic, naturalist, modern and contemporary art. ... read more
The Museum Catharijneconvent is a museum of religious art and located in the former St. Catharine convent. The large collection is spanning from the early Middle ... read more
The Musée de Cluny- Musée national du Moyen Âge, located in the the Hôtel de Cluny and the vestiges of the Thermes de Cluny, features a vast collection from ... read more
Unterlinden Museum, located in a former 13th century Dominican sisters' convent, is housing a complete spectrum of art, from prehistorical to contemporary times. ... read more
Utstein Monastery, dating back to the 11th century, is Norway’s only preserved medieval Augustinian monastery. Today it is a museum, conference centre and venue for ... read more
l'Abbaye de Valloires dates back to the 12th century, but was reconstructed in the 18th century. The abbey is open to paying visitors from March to November, and is ... read more
Vatican Gardens, covering around 23 hectares (57 acres), were created during the Renaissance and Baroque, with later additions. The gardens can be visited only by guided ... read more
